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The average annual salary for physician assistants in the U.S. is $121,952, according to career website ZipRecruiter.

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, AmSurg (Nashville, Tenn.), SCA Health (Deerfield, Ill.), HCA Healthcare (Nashville) and Surgery Partners (Nashville) are leading the ASC market by number of centers in 2023. 

ASCs are resilient, but they are not immune to the forces that continue to shape healthcare.

Sightpath Medical filed a data breach notice on behalf of Sutter North Surgery Center in Yuba City, Calif., on Sept. 8, JDSupra reported Sept. 18. 

Here are four physician fraud cases Becker's has covered since Aug. 28:

The U.S. has no national policy in regard to noncompete agreements, which prohibit clinicians from joining a competing practice or setting up their own within a particular distance from their previous employer for a certain period of time. This has…

Here are 14 hospitals and health systems that have faced controversies in the last seven days, reported by Becker's since Sept. 12:

In April 2024, the Everett Clinic and the Polyclinic in Seattle will rebrand to Optum, HeraldNet reported Sept. 18.

Joplin, Mo.-based pain management physician Heather Stelling, MD, was convicted for healthcare fraud and must pay $146,026 to Medicare and Medicaid, the Joplin Globe reported Sept. 15. 

Here are five of CVS Health's most recent healthcare disruptions Becker's has reported on since June 20: